Nuu-chah-nulth language

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The Nuu-chah-nulth language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples of western Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations language
Indigenous language
Southern Wakashan language
Wakashan language
agglutinative language
endangered language
polysynthetic language
closelyRelatedTo Ditidaht language
linked to: Nitinaht language

Makah language
country Canada
endangermentStatus severely endangered
hasDialect Ahousaht dialect
Ditidaht dialect
Hesquiaht dialect
Huu-ay-aht dialect
Mowachaht-Muchalaht dialect
Pacheedaht dialect
Tla-o-qui-aht dialect
Tseshaht dialect
Ucluelet dialect
hasGlottocode nuuc1236
hasISO639-3Code nuk
hasMorphologicalFeature derivational suffixes
incorporation
rich verbal morphology
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
glottalized consonants
uvular consonants
hasResourceType audio recordings
dictionaries
grammars
hasRevitalizationEfforts community language classes
immersion programs
language documentation projects
hasSyntacticFeature head-marking
predicate-initial word order tendencies
languageFamily Wakashan languages
province British Columbia
recognizedBy First Peoples’ Cultural Council
UNESCO
region Pacific Northwest Coast
linked to: Pacific Northwest
spokenBy Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples
spokenIn British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver Island
western Vancouver Island
subfamily Southern Wakashan languages
linked to: Southern Wakashan
usedByOrganization Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nootka Texts languageDocumented Nuu-chah-nulth language
Nootka language hasDialects Tla-o-qui-aht dialect
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Chinook Wawa hasLexicalSource Nuu-chah-nulth language
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District hasIndigenousLanguages Nuu-chah-nulth languages
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Nootka Sound languageRegionOf Nuu-chah-nulth languages
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ditidaht closelyRelatedTo Nuu-chah-nulth language
Makah closelyRelatedTo Nuu-chah-nulth language
Nootka alternateName Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ahousaht dialect partOf Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ahousaht dialect alternateName Ahousaht Nuu-chah-nulth
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ditidaht dialect subdivisionOf Nuu-chah-nulth–Ditidaht–Makah language continuum
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ditidaht dialect closelyRelatedTo Nuu-chah-nulth language
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council languageSupported Nuu-chah-nulth languages
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Makah language closelyRelatedTo Nuu-chah-nulth language
Nitinaht language closelyRelatedTo Nuu-chah-nulth language
Hesquiaht dialect partOf Nuu-chah-nulth language
Hesquiaht dialect languageBranch Southern Nuu-chah-nulth dialect continuum
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Hesquiaht dialect neighboringDialect Nuu-chah-nulth central dialects
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Hesquiaht dialect hasSuperordinate Nuu-chah-nulth language
Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect partOf Nuu-chah-nulth language
Mowachaht-Muchalaht dialect partOf Nuu-chah-nulth language
Pacheedaht dialect partOf Nuu-chah-nulth language
Toquaht Nation hasTraditionalLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government hasOfficialLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Kyuquot/Checklesaht First Nation hasOfficialLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Kyuquot/Checklesaht First Nation hasCulturalAffiliation Nuu-chah-nulth linguistic group
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Maquinna language Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ahousaht First Nation primaryLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation language Nuu-chah-nulth language
Huu-ay-aht First Nations language Nuu-chah-nulth language
Huu-ay-aht First Nations hasOfficialLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Tseshaht First Nation primaryLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ucluelet First Nation hasTraditionalLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ditidaht First Nation hasLinguisticTie Nuu-chah-nulth languages
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ehattesaht First Nation language Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ahousaht hasLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language
Esowista hasLanguage Nuu-chah-nulth language